Broadway revival
Show returns again
A Broadway revival is a new production of a musical or play that has previously had a significant Broadway run.
Revivals bring fresh interpretations to established works—new casts, directors, and often updated staging: The revival of Company gender-swapped the lead role.
Distinguished from original productions, revivals let theatergoers experience classic shows reimagined for contemporary audiences.
- musicalSung theatrical production
- theaterVenue for live drama
- TonyCommon masculine nickname
- Tony AwardBroadway excellence recognition
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
curtain call · stage · Sondheim · show tune · encore · ovation · standing ovation · marquee · casting · orchestra · matinee · opening · opening night · limited run · sold out · box office · Playbill · ensemble
- stage adaptationsmusical adaptation, Shakespeare adaptation, classic revival, literary adaptation
- stage productionsplay, musical, dress rehearsal, stage play, stage show
- theater revivalsclassic revival, play revival, restaging, reimagining, reinterpretation
- revivalsresurgence, reawakening, rejuvenation, revitalization, regeneration
Broadway revivalOff-Off-Broadway
Experimental small-venue theater movement
community theater · experimental theater · touring production
Broadway revivalavant-garde theater
Innovative, nontraditional stage performance
broad, broadly, broaden, broadened, broadening, broadens, broader, broadest, broadness